Shipping Through the Holidays β˜€οΈπŸ“¦

Boxing Day Sale is live! Up to 20% off 2000+ Books

Kubrick

An Odyssey
4.23 goodreads logo

Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.

Check link for latest rating.
( 596 ratings, 94 reviews)
Brief Description
'Nobody could make a film like Stanley Kubrick.' – Steven Spielberg Kubrick's interest in observing human folly produced some of the most important works of art of the twentieth century, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, and The Shining. Based... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$4999
OVERNIGHT NZ-WIDE DELIVERY

Found a better price? Request a price match

Kubrick

The most comprehensive biography of the creator of 001: A Space Odessey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange.

The most comprehensive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odessey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

'Nobody could make a film like Stanley Kubrick.' – Steven Spielberg

Kubrick's interest in observing human folly produced some of the most important works of art of the twentieth century, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, and The Shining.

Based on Kubrick's archive, as well as new interviews with family members and those who worked with him, Kubrick: An Odyssey offers comprehensive, in-depth coverage of Kubrick's personal, public, and working life.

This long-awaited, new biography dispels the myths surrounding the allegedly reclusive director, who spent his career determined to transcend traditional filmmaking.

'Kolker and Abrams have unearthed some superb new facts about the director.' – The Times, 'Book of the Week'

'An authoritative portrait of the director. Filled with striking behind-the-scenes stories and elevated by a keen understanding of Kubrick's style, this is a biography as monumental as its subject.' – Publishers Weekly

'Myths are debunked, and everyone from the Kubrick obsessive to the casual fan will be beguiled.' – Guardian

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571370429

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 656

About the Author

ROBERT P. KOLKER earned his PhD in English Literature from Columbia University. He went on to teach at various universities, among them New York University, before retiring to dedicate his time to writing. He is the author of many books, including four editions of A Cinema of Loneliness (OUP) and, more recently, The Extraordinary Image: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, and the Reimagining of Cinema and Triumph over Containment: American Film in the 1950s (both with Rutgers University Press). With Nathan Abrams he has written Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film (OUP).

NATHAN ABRAMS is a professor of film studies at Bangor University in Wales and a cultural historian and commentator. He was born in London in 1972 and studied at the University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham. He is an expert on British and American popular culture, history of film and intellectual culture, especially Jewish themes and topics. He has written and edited over a dozen books, including several on Stanley
Kubrick, such as Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film (with Robert Kolker) and Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual. He is also the co-founder and co-editor of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal. He lectures, writes and broadcasts widely (in English and in Welsh) on various aspects of contemporary culture.

More from Biography & Memoir

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.